Nigella
//naɪˈd͡ʒɛlə// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple. countable, uncountable
- 2 any plant of the genus Nigella wordnet
- 3 The seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, used as a culinary spice. countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from English. rare
"Sarah asked if Nigella's momma was a poet because she certainly had a lyrical ear for a name."
Example
More examples"Sarah asked if Nigella's momma was a poet because she certainly had a lyrical ear for a name."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from translingual Nigella, from Late Latin nigella. Doublet of nielle.
Etymology 2
A 19th-century flower name from nigella. Compare also the male given name Nigel.
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